Transplant Post Heart: RN - Care Coordinator

Job Summary

This position coordinates all post-heart transplant patient care across the continuum, throughout all phases of the transplant process, per provider orders and per protocols. Helps to assesses post-heart transplant graft function and general health status and collaboratively determines need for additional assessment or intervention. Coordinates any changes to medication regimen or other regimens with attending MD and /or APP and Pharm D. Frequent laboratory results oversight to detect changes that may need immediate action. Communicate with multidisciplinary team members, patients and families in a timely manner in regard to patient care issues. Facilitates patient activities with consulting departments and physicians. Assists other nurses and staff to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care of the transplant patient. Assessment of patient and family educational and other needs and direct communication of these needs to appropriate services, financial counseling, social work, nutrition etc.

Qualifications-

REQUIRED-

• CA RN License
• AHA BLS1 Year Ambulatory Care exp
• Cardiac Nursing experience with management of Heart Failure and /or Heart Transplant recipients.
• Ability to float

PREFERRED

• Exp in the management of other organ transplant recipients.
• Pheonix exp
• Working knowledge of immunosuppressive therapies.

Pay: $65.00 - $70.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time

Work Location: In person